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This broadly capable platform has been the basis for countless other cutting-edge efforts, some of which seem practically unreal.

Ironically enough, the F-15E would score its first air-to-air kill, not with its internal gun 20mm gun or its air-to-air missiles…but a laser-guided bomb, namely a GBU-10.

The F-15I’s track record in Israel’s history of warfare and its potential for even more significant upgrades demonstrate why it’s been dubbed the country’s most “strategic aircraft.” The IAF is unlikely to retire its championed airframe in the near future, even with operating a very special version of the F-35.  

The United States Air Force has conducted a number of impressive F-15  "elephant walks" –the term for taxiing a number of aircraft before takeoff – in recent years. 

One analyst says fourth generation American F-15s would have been better than the 4.5 generation Dassault warplanes.